Triple
T11576971
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Watch on the Rhine |
E274531
|
entity |
| Predicate | director |
P255
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Herman Shumlin
Herman Shumlin was an American theater and film director best known for his work on politically charged Broadway plays and their screen adaptations in the mid-20th century.
|
E934490
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Herman Shumlin | Statement: [Watch on the Rhine, director, Herman Shumlin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herman Shumlin Context triple: [Watch on the Rhine, director, Herman Shumlin]
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A.
Paul M. Nakasone
Paul M. Nakasone is a United States Army general and prominent intelligence leader who has served as the head of U.S. cyber and signals intelligence operations.
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B.
Dan Boren
Dan Boren is an American politician and former U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, known for his centrist Democratic positions and service in a prominent political family.
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C.
Dean Alvord
Dean Alvord was an early 20th-century real estate developer known for creating upscale, planned residential communities in Brooklyn, New York.
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D.
Sam Brownback
Sam Brownback is an American Republican politician and former governor of Kansas who also served in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
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E.
John H. Van Buskirk
John H. Van Buskirk was an individual buried at Hackensack Cemetery in Hackensack, New Jersey, likely a local resident or figure of regional historical significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Herman Shumlin Triple: [Watch on the Rhine, director, Herman Shumlin]
Generated description
Herman Shumlin was an American theater and film director best known for his work on politically charged Broadway plays and their screen adaptations in the mid-20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herman Shumlin Target entity description: Herman Shumlin was an American theater and film director best known for his work on politically charged Broadway plays and their screen adaptations in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Paul M. Nakasone
Paul M. Nakasone is a United States Army general and prominent intelligence leader who has served as the head of U.S. cyber and signals intelligence operations.
-
B.
Dan Boren
Dan Boren is an American politician and former U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, known for his centrist Democratic positions and service in a prominent political family.
-
C.
Dean Alvord
Dean Alvord was an early 20th-century real estate developer known for creating upscale, planned residential communities in Brooklyn, New York.
-
D.
Sam Brownback
Sam Brownback is an American Republican politician and former governor of Kansas who also served in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
-
E.
John H. Van Buskirk
John H. Van Buskirk was an individual buried at Hackensack Cemetery in Hackensack, New Jersey, likely a local resident or figure of regional historical significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6aae5ac3c81908d2b0a3a665665b2 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d89049721081909278adfada668ef9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:53 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e713f7ca4c81908f29143df420fd71 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 6:06 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e720f9a8588190aa766d2e1628207a |
completed | April 21, 2026, 7:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e72315dda08190996aa84587c5fc80 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 7:11 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:38 p.m.